Best 3 Not applicable schools in Blackburn with Darwen – comparison
Comparison of not applicable schools: St Thomas's Centre (Not applicable) in Blackburn; Eden School (Not applicable) in Blackburn; Crosshill Special School (Not applicable) in Darwen — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares St Thomas's Centre, Eden School and Crosshill Special School. They are not applicable phase and pupil referral unit, free schools special and academy special converter type located around Blackburn, Blackburn, Lancashire and Darwen. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Thomas's Centre), published Jul 2018. The lowest is 2 (Eden School), published Dec 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Eden School (Dec 2023). average roll around ≈ 100, combined total ≈ 350, typical FSM 55–60%, range 45–50%–65–70%; spread across trusts such as Education Partnership Trust and OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.
| Attribute |
St Thomas's Centre
BB1 9TH
|
Eden School
BB2 4NW
|
Crosshill Special School
BB3 1HZ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Pupil referral unit | Not applicable • Free schools special | Not applicable • Academy special converter |
| Location |
Blackburn BB1 9TH |
Blackburn Lancashire BB2 4NW |
Darwen BB3 1HZ |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 27 Jul 2018 | 2 19 Dec 2023 | 2 24 Feb 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 65–70% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | — | 60 | 170 |
| Capacity utilisation | — | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Trust / Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen (889) | Education Partnership Trust | OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Website | www.stthomasscentre.com | www.edenschool.org.uk | www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01254958401 | 01254790241 | 01254667713 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Pupil referral unit
- Location
- Blackburn
BB1 9TH - Ofsted
- 1 27 Jul 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 65–70% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Blackburn with Darwen (889)
- Website
- www.stthomasscentre.com
- Telephone
- 01254958401
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Free schools special
- Location
- Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 4NW - Ofsted
- 2 19 Dec 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Education Partnership Trust
- Website
- www.edenschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01254790241
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy special converter
- Location
- Darwen
BB3 1HZ - Ofsted
- 2 24 Feb 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Website
- www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254667713
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